North Korea would risk international condemnation or "worse" if it were to carry through with plans for a space launch that the United States suspects is cover for a ballistic missile program, US Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair said on Thursday.
Blair also told reporters that North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il had a solid grip on power after recovering from a suspected stroke last year and it would be unrealistic to expect anyone else in the country to be able to seize power.
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